How long does it take to read The Island Keeper?
The Island Keeper by Harry Mazer takes about 3 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 2 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1981. 165 pages, about 45,375 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Longing to disappear after the death of her beloved younger sister, 16-year-old Cleo runs away from her overprotective and oppressive family and goes to a remote island where she is the only human inhabitant.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Islands, Runaway teenagers, Family, Family life
